tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post106135231343446436..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Here's another feature story about BanikarimJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70291034167333116992012-04-02T15:29:11.653-04:002012-04-02T15:29:11.653-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6673280417155181832012-04-02T15:18:10.548-04:002012-04-02T15:18:10.548-04:00MB, just go away. You're not respected, contri...MB, just go away. You're not respected, contribute nothing and aer an enormous waste of Gannett dollars on your travels and parties and self-promotion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-37140821034547074562012-04-02T13:42:00.792-04:002012-04-02T13:42:00.792-04:004/02/2012 12:24 PM Thanks for more me me me me me...4/02/2012 12:24 PM Thanks for more me me me me me from MEriyam ABOUTMEkarim.<br /><br />Pathetic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91159536704336903242012-04-02T12:27:39.398-04:002012-04-02T12:27:39.398-04:00Our brilliant CMO must have demanded the photograp...Our brilliant CMO must have demanded the photographer be fired for this photo. And she's a "40 Under 40" wiz -- I don't think so.<br /><br /> http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/161/creative-business-peopleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-16813615552962670882012-04-02T12:24:37.748-04:002012-04-02T12:24:37.748-04:00Banikarim's biggest claim to fame at NBC Unive...Banikarim's biggest claim to fame at NBC Universal: a notebook for employees. <br /><br />the mindful messenger<br />Maryam Banikarim<br />SVP and CMO, Gannett <br />Trust your gut.<br /><br />"When I was a marketing SVP at NBC Universal, I helped organize a thing called Day One, which was supposed to celebrate the merger with Comcast. [My bosses] were like, 'We need a gift for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29185204142901378352012-04-02T12:17:23.838-04:002012-04-02T12:17:23.838-04:00Is it me or does everyone look at her photo and he...Is it me or does everyone look at her photo and hear her muttering, "am..." "am..." "am..."?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-27636066847288312592012-04-02T12:08:56.392-04:002012-04-02T12:08:56.392-04:00And like her "on the road speaking engagement...And like her "on the road speaking engagements," just how much did Banikaruim pocket for granting this piece of rubbish interview?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74092569855476796912012-04-02T12:07:55.843-04:002012-04-02T12:07:55.843-04:00"It's important to recognize you don'..."It's important to recognize you don't have to have all the answers," Banikarim says. "You can work as a team and you don't have to be the sole person who gets credit. I tell people to do what they think is the right thing and if you have to have 12 people share the credit, then that's what you have to do."<br /><br />Thanks for a good laugh. Banikarim has &Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79954225292247849172012-04-02T11:40:11.472-04:002012-04-02T11:40:11.472-04:00Once when I was interviewed for an article as the ...Once when I was interviewed for an article as the new publisher in town, the writer – to my chagrin – omitted all my comments about the team and wrote only about me. I got called on the carpet at corporate for this "self-promotion."<br /><br />Of course, that was at a non-Gannett newspaper company. And it was 20 years ago.<br /><br />I later worked for Gannett for more than 10 years andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-3194790289468156772012-04-02T11:15:48.305-04:002012-04-02T11:15:48.305-04:00Maryam Banikarim has failed -- so far -- to accomp...Maryam Banikarim has failed -- so far -- to accomplish the one thing she wanted to do most: boot out Dave Hunke and take his title.<br /><br />It's now just a question of who is protecting this pathetic Banikarim but also who is protecting the equally pathetic Hunke?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79759563383360429712012-04-02T11:13:59.854-04:002012-04-02T11:13:59.854-04:00Once again, Banikarim is all talk (about herself) ...Once again, Banikarim is all talk (about herself) and NO ACTION. <br /><br />This woman is a joke -- plus an egocentric lunatic who treats her staff like shit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80902402243680927412012-04-02T02:38:25.078-04:002012-04-02T02:38:25.078-04:00Maryam ought to etch a sketch away her first year ...Maryam ought to etch a sketch away her first year at Gannett. All in all, pretty forgettable in the accomplishment department.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78971982758809170652012-04-02T02:32:39.279-04:002012-04-02T02:32:39.279-04:00The thing about narcissists is they need a steady ...The thing about narcissists is they need a steady supply of adulation and praise. They tend to exhaust and frustrate those closest to them with their controlling, in charge behavior. Those who may challenge a narcissist or don't stoke their ever needy egos are quickly discarded or ignored. So the classic narcissist tends to keep looking outward for new people to feed their egos. Speeches, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41826968339065084172012-04-01T19:42:45.273-04:002012-04-01T19:42:45.273-04:00Garcia, could you do everyone a favor and tell MB ...Garcia, could you do everyone a favor and tell MB enough with the interviews untl she accomplishes something that moves Gannetts's bottom line? Tha t should put a long hold on this egomaniac.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71500509109341544142012-04-01T19:13:29.209-04:002012-04-01T19:13:29.209-04:006:54 It's gone.6:54 It's gone.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88526979893145269492012-04-01T18:54:28.835-04:002012-04-01T18:54:28.835-04:00So calling a person a goon gets your comment remov...So calling a person a goon gets your comment removed but sexually degrading comments are ok? I hope you will pull that comment as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9033028470128351082012-04-01T08:34:34.486-04:002012-04-01T08:34:34.486-04:00Great new word for the day, thanks! Hagiographer -...Great new word for the day, thanks! Hagiographer - a writer of the lives of the saints.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35767351724200688402012-04-01T08:19:32.183-04:002012-04-01T08:19:32.183-04:00Somebody is getting a lot of publicity for not doi...Somebody is getting a lot of publicity for not doing any work where's the money and big ideas Maryam you seem to be talking the talk and not walking the walk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-55745150551220444102012-04-01T00:51:48.637-04:002012-04-01T00:51:48.637-04:00Please fire her nowPlease fire her nowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53927194841162778522012-03-31T23:58:31.614-04:002012-03-31T23:58:31.614-04:00Have we already covered this one on personal brand...Have we already covered this one on personal branding?<br /><br />http://www.personalbrandingblog.com/personal-branding-interview-maryam-banikarim/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-44961317162167724232012-03-31T23:08:49.018-04:002012-03-31T23:08:49.018-04:00And who was the "writer" of this puff pi...And who was the "writer" of this puff piece? Why, she runs a marketing and PR company in Dulles. Maybe this was a tryout, as in "do you have an example of your work?"<br /><br />Any sycophant or hagiographer openings at corp?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21795542812734327372012-03-31T20:37:36.398-04:002012-03-31T20:37:36.398-04:00Over 20 years as a business journalist and I have ...Over 20 years as a business journalist and I have yet to see an executive get this much puff piece press based on so little substance. <br /><br />Let's hope MB is networking enough on company time to find a job elsewhere. From a marketing standpoint she who won't be missed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18606914343199800282012-03-31T20:33:49.283-04:002012-03-31T20:33:49.283-04:00I can't believe how bad some of these stories ...I can't believe how bad some of these stories about Mariyam have been. This one was the worst. Golly gee and <br />Lazy reporting. As someone said earlier, a crock of shit.<br /><br />Let's hope some of the legitimate business press stays away from this woman. if they don't, I hope ther is on e reporter out there who does some homework and asks some tough questions. Starting with a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46994583608267252042012-03-31T20:01:31.988-04:002012-03-31T20:01:31.988-04:00As in any industry, the more people promote themse...As in any industry, the more people promote themselves, the sooner it's realized how little good they do for the company.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35147847733793328472012-03-31T16:46:53.297-04:002012-03-31T16:46:53.297-04:00Biggest crock of shit. Ever. I have asked the ques...Biggest crock of shit. Ever. I have asked the question over and over and no one can answer it. What does she do. Literally. I know what I do. I edit, assign, post to the web, plan news budgets, make out schedules, work w/ reporters, etc. I know what my colleagues do. We put out a daily newspaper. Some days we do better than others, but that website is updated frequently and every night that pressAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com